MailuvsNGINX
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mailu | NGINX | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 106 in Email | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 7 591 | 32 003 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +69 | +279 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 | 21 |
| Latest release | 2024.06.67 · 23 Oct 2026 | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Python | C |
Which one should you pick?
NGINX scores 84/100 against 69/100 for Mailu, so it is the safer default.
Mailu ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for NGINX.
NGINX is growing faster right now (+279 stars in 30 days).
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